Garden City Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Garden City Township, Minnesota
settlement_type = Township
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pushpin_map_caption =Location within the state of Minnesota
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Minnesota
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Blue Earth

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area_total_km2 = 90.4
area_land_km2 = 85.7
area_water_km2 = 4.7
area_total_sq_mi = 34.9
area_land_sq_mi = 33.1
area_water_sq_mi = 1.8

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 700
population_density_km2 = 8.2
population_density_sq_mi = 21.2

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
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elevation_m = 306
elevation_ft = 1004
latd = 44 |latm = 3 |lats = 36 |latNS = N
longd = 94 |longm = 11 |longs = 54 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 56034
area_code = 507
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blank_info = 27-23102GR|2
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blank1_info = 0664243GR|3
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Garden City Township is a township in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 700 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.9 square miles (90.4 km²), of which, 33.1 square miles (85.7 km²) of it is land and 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²) of it (5.21%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 700 people, 268 households, and 209 families residing in the township. The population density was 21.2 people per square mile (8.2/km²). There were 278 housing units at an average density of 8.4/sq mi (3.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.14% White, 0.29% Asian, 1.29% from other races, and 0.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.71% of the population.

There were 268 households out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.4% are married couples living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.61 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the township the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there were 105.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $51,750, and the median income for a family was $54,896. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $26,094 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,191. About 0.9% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under the age of 18 and 2.2% of those 65 and older.

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